Day 1: Monday The day began with the knowledge that by the end of the day, Judith and I would be on a few days break. After taking our children to school, giving my brother last-minute instructions and completed packing, Judith and I drove to Port Miami to [...]
Writing sermons and conducting worship services are the hallmarks of Holy Week for a priest. This year, I zealously wrote twelve (12) sermons which were preached on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Day – what a feat! The sermons were prepared for the following services: […]
Holy Week is always one of the busiest weeks in the life of a priest and yet, for me, it is one of the best and extraordinary times of the year for a priest. This Palm Sunday, was also “April Fools Day.” The day started for me at 7:15 a.m. when [...]
From Monday, October 31 to Tuesday, November 8, I returned home to Barbados at the invitation of the Rector, Church Council (Vestry) and People of All Souls’ Anglican Church, Bank Hall, St. Michael. I was invited to preach at their Feast of Title Celebration (All Souls’ Day is November 2) and their [...]
Judith and I always planned before we left for vacation to spend the penultimate day of our vacation in Canada packing and not venturing out. We did that somewhat… until the evening. We awoke late in the morning, knowing that we were going to rise early the next morning [...]
On Monday, August 8, the children awoke with excitement because it was a big day for the family since we were going to visit the Canadian National Tower, more familiarly known as the CN Tower, in downtown Toronto. It was the fulfilment of a promise made to [...]
Having driven for about 13 hours and nearly 800 miles, the family decided to spend Thursday, August 4 at home with our cousins. My cousin, Eddie, is retired, and his wife, Lee, who I refer to also as my cousin, is recuperating after surgery. My brother, Ian, was also at our cousins' home when we arrived in Toronto, the [...]
On Monday, August 1, we spent most of the day at home just relaxing, and enjoying the mountainous area of Asheville. During the day, the children played with the dogs, ‘Kera’ and ‘Lila,’ and games with their Mom and Auntie Elisabeth while the men engaged in conversation on various topics. [...]
Today, Sunday, July 31, we attended the 11:00 a.m. Eucharist with Father John and Elisabeth at their church home, St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Asheville, NC. It is an Anglo-Catholic parish with smells and bells. The rector was on vacation and according to the deacon, he was somewhere with "his toes in the sand." I thought [...]
On Saturday morning (July 30), we decided to take it easy and to prepare to leave for North Carolina. We packed and then went to Fort Jackson Army Post with Jacqueline so that Tadhg and I could get hair cuts. The base was just about three miles from [...]